Texas can't legally secede

January 15, 2013

By: San Angelo Standard-Times

San Angelo Standard-Times - This will never, ever, ever happen,' said Sean P. Cunningham,
associate professor of history at Texas Tech University. 'The political realities
in Texas would never allow that to actually come to fruition.'

WASHINGTON — Texas can't legally secede from the Union, but a congressional provision
allows for carving it up into five states.

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"This will never, ever, ever happen," said Sean P. Cunningham, associate professor
of history at Texas Tech University. "The political realities in Texas would never
allow that to actually come to fruition."